Edyta Sliwinska

Edyta Sliwinska

ACHIEVEMENTS:

Emerald Ball Latin Amateur Champion

1st Place - 2001 International Grand Ball (San Francisco)

1st Place - 2001 Holiday Ball (Las Vegas, Nevada)

Edyta partnered boxing champion Evander Holyfield in Season 1 when they came fifth. In Season 2 she and George Hamilton also came fifth. During Season 3, she partnered actor Joey Lawrence and they came in third place.

Edyta comes from a working-class Polish background and has made many sacrifices to pursue her dream to become the world's greatest Latin dancer. She misses her family greatly but feels she is on the road to stardom in the dancing world so the sacrifice is worth it.